The blazing summer of the Shinobi World was not as unbearably hot as it had been in his previous life. Perhaps because vegetation coverage was generally higher, the air was remarkably pleasant. As long as one did not stand under the blazing sun, a ninja's physique made it fairly easy to endure.
Beneath the shade of a massive tree, Mizuki and Sakura sat on the ground, eating lunch and resting. After a morning of combat training, their midday break was a rare opportunity for questions and answers between teacher and student.
"Mizuki-sensei, why is your Chakra Scalpel so much more powerful than mine?" After several days of sparring, Sakura had quickly adapted to the intense battles she had rarely experienced before. For now, this level was barely sufficient; harsher training might even harm her still-developing body.
Yet given Sakura Haruno's chakra control, her Chakra Scalpel should not have been much weaker than Mizuki's. In reality, however, their destructive power was on completely different levels. Aside from the difference in physical strength, there had to be a deeper reason.
"It's good that you noticed that." Mizuki was quite satisfied with Sakura's recent progress. "The reason is actually rather complicated, but generally speaking, it has to do with chakra attributes."
"Chakra attributes? You mean the five chakra natures?"
"Yes, but strictly speaking, chakra should be divided into seven types." Mizuki corrected her. "You've probably seen all five elemental transformations by now, but haven't you noticed that quite a few ninjutsu clearly cannot be classified under the five elements?"
"Now that you mention it, that's true." Sakura thought for a moment. "The secret techniques of Ino's team's three clans seem completely unrelated to the five elemental transformations. So what are they?"
"Those? The village's Ino-Shika-Cho clans are quite famous as well. Although their